Stanley Saunders

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Stanley Saunders (3 May 1927 – 25 January 2019) was a Welsh and Canadian educator, clarinetist, violinist, and conductor. Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, he was a founding member of the first youth orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Wales.[1][2]

Life and career

Saunders was the conductor of many orchestras, including the Franco-Gallois Orchestra, the University of Guelph Civic Orchestra, and the Brantford Symphony Orchestra, as well as being the first principal conductor of the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra.

Saunders was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal. He died on 25 January 2019, at the age of 91.[3]

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